Lubricating friction plate for driving boxes



March 3, 1931- J. A. ROUNDS 1,794,734

LUBRICATING FRICTION PLATE FOR DRIVING BOXES Filed July 2, 1929 z---f A411 J|: .l; I ;ll AF A JL J5L JQ 7 l 5 Inventor A iiomey Patented Mar. 3, 19 31 UNIT-ED S A JOHN A. ROUNDS, 0F Foam scorer, KANSAS LUBRICATIN'GIERICTIO'N P ATE non pnrvms BOXES Application filed July. 2, 1929. v Serial No. 375,353.

The present invention relates to a friction plate for grease cellar and has for its prime object topro-vide a plate whichis used on top of a cake of grease to keep it from feeding too fast and is used under the journal in a grease cellar of a driving box.

Another very important obJect of the 1nvention resides in'the'provision of a device of this nature which is exceedingly slmple 1n its construction, yet thoroughly eflicient and" reliable in use.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel details of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a bottom plan view of the'plate embodying the features of my invention,

Figure 2 is a sectional view therethrough taken substantially on the line of Figure 1, c

Figure 3 is an end elevation thereof, and Figure 4 is another end elevation thereof taken opposite to that shown in Figure 3 and showing the plate on a. cake of grease and under ajournal. I 1

Referring to the drawing in detail it will be seen that thenumeral 5 denotes a rectanguthereof.

use in a locomotive driving box p e V I It is apparent that changes 1n the details apparent without a departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is: V

A device of the class described comprising pending from the side edges thereof, an end skirt member at one end of the plate provided of strips are secured. a

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOHN A. ROUNDS.

la-r plate which is curved transversely and formed with a plurality of longitudinally eX- tending slots 6. Side skirts 7 depend from i the side edges of the plate 5. 7

An end skirt 8 extends from one end of the plate 5 and is slitted as is indicated at 9 at regular spaced intervals.

From the other end of the plate 5 there extends a plurality of strips 10 which are riveted to an arcua-te elongated strip 11.

From the above detail description of this device it will be seen that it maybe placed over a cake of grease 12 to be disposed under the journal 14 so'that as the journal rotates a limited amount of grease will come into contact with the journal and properly lubricate the journal without waste of grease.

It is thought that the construction, utility and advantages of the invention will be quite more detailed desc i ti an oblong plate curved transversely and per i 'forated andhaving side skirt members de- 

